"DeLorean Time Machine, the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters, John Carpender's Christine, and the 1966 Batmobile. In additional, the convention featured a lifesize replica TARDIS from the hit BBC television show Doctor Who and a 21-foot inflatable Stay Puft marshmallow man. Sci-Fi Valley Con, Part 4 made its final venue move to the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA. The show was on May 15–17, 2015. The convention was only on the lower level of the two story convention center. The convention spent over 15 to 20 times more money on advertising for this 2015 show than they ever have before."
"Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (a.k.a. Marshmallow Moon in the UK and the Philippines and Härkiä, heiniä ja hakkailua in Finland) is a musical and was a 1952 'hillbilly' movie made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Claude Binyon and produced by William Perlberg and George Seaton. It is based on a 1919 play by Walter Benjamin Hare which was one of the most produced plays in the history of American theater with 40,000 performances, as of 1952, mainly by amateur groups. The cinematography was by Charles Lang and the costume design by Edith Head. A"
"George Lopez was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his roles in ""Marmaduke"", among others. Marmaduke (film) Marmaduke is a 2010 American family comedy film adaptation of Brad Anderson's comic strip of the same name. The film is directed by Tom Dey, produced by John Davis, and written by Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio. It stars Owen Wilson, George Lopez, Emma Stone, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, William H. Macy, Steve Coogan, Sam Elliott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiefer Sutherland and Fergie. The film was released on June 4, 2010, to 3,213 theaters nationwide and grossed $83.8 million"
"Splash (film) Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy. The film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film is notable for being the first film released by Touchstone Pictures, a film label created by Walt Disney Studios that same year in an effort to release films targeted at adult audiences, with mature"
"Marmaduke (film) Marmaduke is a 2010 American family comedy film adaptation of Brad Anderson's comic strip of the same name. The film is directed by Tom Dey, produced by John Davis, and written by Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio. It stars Owen Wilson, George Lopez, Emma Stone, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, William H. Macy, Steve Coogan, Sam Elliott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiefer Sutherland and Fergie. The film was released on June 4, 2010, to 3,213 theaters nationwide and grossed $83.8 million on a $50 million budget. It has a 9% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which called it ""dull and"
"unfunny"". ""Marmaduke"" was released on August 31, 2010, on DVD and Blu-ray, two and a half months after its release in theaters. Marmaduke, a Great Dane, lives in rural Kansas with his best friend, a cat named Carlos. His owners, Phil and Debbie Winslow, work for Bark Organic dog food. Phil is very strict, from Marmaduke's perspective. Phil is transferred to Orange County, California. Phil's boss, Don Twombly, wants to sell Bark Organic in nation-wide Petco stores. Phil and Don meet at the dog park to discuss Phil's assignment, an ad campaign to win over Petco. There, Marmaduke meets Mazie,"
"Japan, and sold 5 million copies worldwide. The LP was the final soundtrack, and the final songs, by the Bee Gees released under RSO. Staying Alive (1983 film) Staying Alive is a 1983 American dance film starring John Travolta as dancer Tony Manero, with Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Joyce Hyser, Julie Bovasso, and dancers Viktor Manoel and Kevyn Morrow. It is a sequel to 1977's ""Saturday Night Fever"". The film was directed by Sylvester Stallone, who also co-produced and co-wrote the film with the original ""Saturday Night Fever"" producer and writer, Robert Stigwood and Norman Wexler, respectively. This is, along"
"Stay Tuned (film) Stay Tuned is a 1992 American adventure satire comedy film directed by Peter Hyams, written by Jim Jennewain and Tom S. Parker, and based on a story by Jennewain, Parker, and Richard Siegel, and starring John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, and Eugene Levy. Tim Burton was originally chosen to be the director on account of his art and style, but left to direct ""Batman Returns"". Roy Knable (John Ritter) is a struggling Seattle plumbing salesman, former fencing athlete, and couch potato who lives with his neglected wife Helen (Pam Dawber), a vitamin product senior manager. After"
"ain't America, you can't fool me"". The soundtrack album was never released on compact disc, although it was released as a digital download through Amazon MP3 and iTunes. In 2011, ""Love, that's America"" gained new notice as part of a video set to footage of Occupy Wall Street. Watermelon Man (film) Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy-drama film, directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Written by Herman Raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960s era white insurance salesman named Jeff Gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. The premise for the"
"Stay Hungry Stay Hungry is a 1976 American comedy-drama film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines (adapted from his 1972 novel of the same name). The story centers on a young Birmingham scion, played by Jeff Bridges, who gets involved in a shady real-estate deal. In order to close the deal, he needs to buy a gym building to complete a multi-parcel lot. When he visits the gym, however, he finds himself romantically interested in the receptionist (Sally Field) and drawn to the carefree lifestyle of the Austrian body builder Joe Santo (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is"
"17, 2016, Universal re-released this film again as part of the ""Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: James Stewart"", a 2-disc set featuring three other films (""Harvey"", ""Winchester '73"", and ""The Glenn Miller Story""). You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy is a 1948 American romantic comedy film distributed by Universal-International, directed by H.C. Potter, produced by Karl Tunberg, and stars Joan Fontaine, James Stewart and Eddie Albert. The film was written by Karl Tunberg and Robert Carson and was released on November 4, 1948. The story tells of a marital ruckus causes pilot Marvin Payne to become enmeshed in the"
"Hold-Up (1985 film) Hold-Up is a Franco-Canadian crime comedy from 1985, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and directed by Alexandre Arcady. The screenplay by Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont and Francis Veber is based on the novel ""Quick Change"" by Jay Cronley. The novel was filmed again, as ""Quick Change"" (1990), with Bill Murray starring and co-directing. Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble..."
"boyfriend or companion of widow Emily Gilmore. In 2017, he appeared as a guest in the acclaimed TV series ""Fargo"", as Paul Marrane, a kitten-handler and metaphysical punisher, in the episodes ""The Law of Non-Contradiction"" and ""Who Rules the Land of Denial?"". He played the character of Dr. Alec Holland in the 1982 film ""Swamp Thing"", directed by Wes Craven and based upon the comic book series of the same name. Dr. Holland is the man who becomes the titular character after his lab is destroyed and he is left for dead. The actual Swamp Thing character was played by"
"(unharmed) finds the Gypsy Fortune Teller who had cursed him (and was subsequently the first to be eaten) and convinces her to remove the curse. Grandmother's story now ended, she offers to tell the children a sequel and Claire is convinced to stay in rather than sneak out. Although her friends find the idea laughable, Claire finds that if she had gone out, she would not have met the cute pizza delivery boy. Red Riding Hood (2006 film) Red Riding Hood is a 2006 American musical film starring Morgan Thompson as ""Red"", Henry Cavill as ""the Hunter"", and Joey Fatone"
"lifestyle and quits his job for the artistic satisfaction of writing poetry. Keep the Aspidistra Flying (film) Keep the Aspidistra Flying (released in the United States and New Zealand as A Merry War) is a 1997 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Bierman and based on the eponymous novel by George Orwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Plater and was produced by Peter Shaw. The film stars Richard E. Grant and Helena Bonham Carter. Gordon Comstock (Grant), is a successful copywriter at a flourishing advertising firm in 1930s London. His girlfriend and co-worker, Rosemary (Bonham Carter), fears he"
"Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He won and was nominated for numerous awards, winning an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 film ""The Color of Money"", a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award, and many others. Newman's other roles include the title characters in ""The Hustler"" (1961), ""Hud"" (1963), ""Harper"" (1966) and ""Cool Hand Luke"" (1967), as well as ""Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"""
"film about body building. Arnold Schwarzenegger was especially applauded as Santo, building a movie career with appearances in ""Pumping Iron"" and other films, including ""Conan the Barbarian"" and ""The Terminator"". ""Stay Hungry"" maintains a 75% ""Fresh"" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with critics, albeit much lower with audiences with a score of 40%. Stay Hungry Stay Hungry is a 1976 American comedy-drama film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines (adapted from his 1972 novel of the same name). The story centers on a young Birmingham scion, played by Jeff Bridges, who gets involved in a shady real-estate"
"became more widely known for his live-action appearances in feature films such as ""The Birdcage"" (1996), ""Godzilla"" (1998), ""Mystery Men"" (1999), ""America's Sweethearts"" (2001), ""Shattered Glass"" (2003), ""Along Came Polly"" (2004), ""Run Fatboy Run"" (2007), """" (2009) and ""The Smurfs"" (2011). Since 2017, he has starred as the title character in ""Brockmire"". Azaria had recurring roles on the television series ""Mad About You"" and ""Friends"", played the title character in the drama ""Huff"" (2004–2006) and appeared in the popular stage musical ""Spamalot"". Originally known as a comedic actor, he has also taken on more dramatic roles, including the TV films"
"of Baltimore, Maryland. Paul Swift Paul Swift (August 18, 1934 – October 7, 1994) was an American film actor. Between 1970 and 1977 he appeared in roles in four of the early feature films directed by John Waters. He additionally appeared as himself in two Waters-related documentary films. Swift's most notable role is his appearance as The Egg Man in ""Pink Flamingos"" (1972). Aside from that, he played mostly bit parts. Because of his work with Waters, Swift is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters's ensemble of regular cast and crew members. Swift died of complications with AIDS, age 60,"
"David Dastmalchian David Dastmalchian (; born February 29, 1984) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Raised in Kansas, he studied at The Theatre School at DePaul University. In Chicago, he received acclaim for lead roles in Tennessee Williams's ""The Glass Menagerie"" and Sam Shepard's ""Buried Child"" at Shattered Globe Theatre. He also played Kurt in Marvel Studios's ""Ant-Man"" (2015) and its sequel ""Ant-Man and the Wasp"" (2018), Murdoc in CBS's ""MacGyver"", and Abra Kadabra in The CW's ""The Flash"". Dastmalchian was born in Pennsylvania but raised in Overland Park, Kansas where he attended Shawnee Mission South high"
"Intrada. Stay Tuned (film) Stay Tuned is a 1992 American adventure satire comedy film directed by Peter Hyams, written by Jim Jennewain and Tom S. Parker, and based on a story by Jennewain, Parker, and Richard Siegel, and starring John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, and Eugene Levy. Tim Burton was originally chosen to be the director on account of his art and style, but left to direct ""Batman Returns"". Roy Knable (John Ritter) is a struggling Seattle plumbing salesman, former fencing athlete, and couch potato who lives with his neglected wife Helen (Pam Dawber), a vitamin product senior manager."
"Bridegroom"" (1976), ""Little Johnny Jones"" (1982), ""Guys and Dolls"" (1992) as Harry the Horse, ""A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"" (1996), ""Chicago"" as Amos Hart (replacement), ""Man of La Mancha"" (2002, as Sancho Panza) and ""Sweet Charity"" (2005). Film credits include ""Quiz Show"" (1994) as the car salesman, ""In & Out"" (1997) as Aldo Hooper, Disney's ""The Lion King"" (1994) and multiple sequels and spin-offs as Pumbaa. He also has worked with Nathan Lane, who had voiced Timon, in ""Guys and Dolls"", ""Mouse Hunt"", ""The Producers"" (in a deleted scene) and ""A Funny Thing Happened on"
"episode of season 5 of ""Last Week Tonight"", John Oliver revealed that it had been taken back and showed a short heist parody filmed with it. Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. The film received generally positive reviews, and received three Academy Award nominations, including"
"Hullo Marmaduke Hullo Marmaduke is a 1924 Australian film comedy drama from director Beaumont Smith about a naive Englishman (Claude Dampier) who comes to Australia as a remittance man. It is considered a lost film. Marmaduke (Claude Dampier) is the youngest son of a noble English family who is sent out to Australia on the RMS Osterley with his faithful valet Huggett (Jimmy Taylor). At Fremantle he is swindled by two card sharps out of most of his money. He then goes to Adelaide and makes his way to the gold fields. On the voyage he meets up with barmaid"
"Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. The film received generally positive reviews, and received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Giamatti. James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up"
"in 2005. In a retrospective score by review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 80% score, with a weighted average of 5.8/10, based on only 5 reviews indicating ""no consensus yet"". Staying Together (film) Staying Together is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Lee Grant and produced by Joseph Feury (Grant's husband) and Milton Justice. The film stars Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Levon Helm (of The Band), Dermot Mulroney, Tim Quill, and Daphne Zuniga. Grant's daughter, Dinah Manoff makes a brief appearance. Channing and Manoff previously appeared together in ""Grease"", released 11 years earlier. This is"
"Muppet Treasure Island Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 American musical action adventure comedy film directed by Brian Henson, produced by Jim Henson Productions, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The fifth feature film to star the Muppets, it is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Treasure Island"". Similarly to its predecessor ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" (1992), the key roles were played by live-action actors, with the Muppets in supporting roles. Starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders and, in his feature film debut, Kevin Bishop, alongside Kermit the Frog as Captain Abraham Smollett, Fozzie Bear as Squire Trelawney, Sam Eagle"
"Marathon Man (novel) Marathon Man is a 1974 conspiracy thriller novel by William Goldman. It was Goldman's most successful thriller novel, and his second suspense novel. In 1976 it was made into a film of the same name, with screenplay by Goldman, starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, and Roy Scheider and directed by John Schlesinger. A former Nazi SS dentist at Auschwitz, Dr. Christian Szell, now residing in Paraguay, has been living on the proceeds of diamonds he extorted from prisoners there. The diamonds are kept at a bank in New York by his father. The sales and transfers of"
"That Man Bolt That Man Bolt is a 1973 American action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster. The film combined several genres: blaxploitation, the martial arts film, and James Bond superspy films (with some postures featuring the tagline ""He's Bonded""). It was filmed in Hong Kong, Macau and the United States and featured several martial arts experts in action: Mike Stone, World Professional Light Heavyweight Karate Champion, Kenji Kazama Japan Kick-boxing Champion, Emil Farkas, European Black Belt Karate Champion, and David Chow, Former"
"Swamp Thing (film) Swamp Thing is a 1982 American Technicolor superhero film written and directed by Wes Craven, based on the DC Comics character of the same name created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. It tells the story of scientist Alec Holland (Ray Wise) who becomes transformed into the monster Swamp Thing (Dick Durock) through laboratory sabotage orchestrated by the evil Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan). Later, he helps a woman named Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau) and battles the man responsible for it all, the ruthless Arcane. It was followed by a sequel, ""The Return of Swamp Thing"", in 1989."
"The Fortune Cookie The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 black comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in their first on-screen collaboration. It was produced and directed by Billy Wilder from a script by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. CBS cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is injured when football player Luther ""Boom Boom"" Jackson (Ron Rich) of the Cleveland Browns runs into him during a home game at Municipal Stadium. Harry's injuries are minor, but his conniving lawyer brother-in-law William H. ""Whiplash Willie"" Gingrich (Walter Matthau) convinces him to pretend that his leg and"
"(1971), ""Such Good Friends"" (1971), ""Man of La Mancha"" (1972), ""Scavenger Hunt"" (1979), ""Wholly Moses!"" (1980) and ""The Muppets Take Manhattan"" (1984) as well as a starring role in ""The Wild Party"" (1975). Several of his films were released posthumously: ""Hunk"" (1987) and ""That's Adequate"" (1989). On television, Coco starred on two unsuccessful 1970s series, ""Calucci's Department"" and ""The Dumplings"", and made guest appearances on many series, including ""ABC Stage 67"", ""The Edge of Night"", ""Marcus Welby, M.D."", ""Trapper John, M.D."", ""Medical Center"", ""Maude"", ""Fantasy Island"", ""Alice"", ""The Eddie Capra Mysteries"", ""Murder, She Wrote"", ""The Muppet Show"", ""The Love Boat"""
"a recovering alcoholic. Lemmon's production company JML produced ""Cool Hand Luke"" in 1967. Paul Newman was grateful to Lemmon for his support and offered him the role of the Sundance Kid, later played by Robert Redford in ""Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"", but Lemmon turned it down. He did not like riding horses and he felt he'd already played too many aspects of the Sundance Kid's character before. Lemmon appeared in many films partnered with actor Walter Matthau. Among their pairings was 1968's ""The Odd Couple"", as Felix Ungar (Lemmon) and Oscar Madison (Matthau). The first film they starred"